Election 2008: Clinton, Thompson Tied

How amazing is it that the Democrats premier candidate is barely tied with a guy who hasn’t even announced his candidacy.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) tied with former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) in an Election 2008 match-up. Both candidates attract support from 45% of voters. Given a Clinton-Thompson match-up, 5% of voters say they’d pull the lever for some other candidate and 4% are not sure.

The survey also found Clinton holding a four-point advantage over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R), 46% to 42%. In that match-up, 9% would prefer some other candidate and 3% are not sure. The survey was conducted June 27-28, 2007, just before the July 4th holiday festivities began to unfold.

Compared to our previous survey of these matchups, conducted early in June, Clinton has lost a net five points against both Thompson and Romney. In May, Clinton led both of these GOP hopefuls by three points.

And this: New North Carolina Poll Shows Fred Thompson Surging To Double-Digit Lead Over Giuliani

34% Fred Thomspon
15% Rudy Giuliani
13% Newt Gingrich
21% Undecided